This night shall be born Our heavenly king. "He neither shall be born In housen nor in hall, Nor in the place of Paradise, But in an ox's stall. "He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, As were babies all. "He neither... Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 981860Full view - About this book
| William Hone - Dance - 1823 - 330 pages
...clothed, in purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, as were babies all: He neither shall be rock'd, in silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle, that rocks on the mould. A Warwickshire carol still sung, begins As I passed by a river side, And there as I did reign, In argument... | |
| William Hone - Calendars - 1868 - 846 pages
...clothed in purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, as were babies all : He neither shall be rock'd in silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle, that rocks on the mould.' Not to multiply instances at present, let it suffice that in a MS. at the British Museum* there is... | |
| Joseph Moyle Sherer - 1836 - 762 pages
..." He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, As were babies all; He neither shall be rocked In silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle, That rocks on the mould." At the close he went to the door, and before he entered called her gently by name. The tone of voice... | |
| Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, As were babies all. He neither shall be rock'd In silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle That rocks on the mould/' London has perhaps this carol yet, amongst its halfpenny ballads. A man whose real vocation was mistaken... | |
| Thomas Kibble Hervey - Christmas - 1845 - 436 pages
...clothed In purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, As were babies all. He neither shall be rock'd In silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle, That rocks on the mould. He neither shall be christen'd In white wine nor in red, But with the spring water With which we were... | |
| English literature - 1847 - 446 pages
...clothed in pnrple nor in pall, But all in fine linen, as were babies all ; He neither shall be rock'd in silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle that rocks on the mould; He neither shall be christen'd in white wine or in red, Butwiththe spring water withwhichwewcre christened.'"... | |
| 1847 - 436 pages
...clothed in purple, nor in pall, But all in fine linen, as were babies all ; He neither shall he rock'd in silver nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle that rocks on the mould; He neither shall he christen'd in white wine or in red, 33ut with the spring water with which we were... | |
| Robert Kemp Philp - 408 pages
...purple nor in pall, But all in fair linen, i • . A* were babies all. He neither shall be rock'd. In silver, nor in gold, But in a wooden cradle, That rocks on the mould.' " * Isabel knew that Frank was safe ; heharf met her father in the prison, and though he lad declined... | |
| William Mountford - 1852 - 408 pages
...neither shall be born In In MI-CM nor in hall, Nor in the place of paradise, But in an ox's stall. "He neither shall be rocked In silver nor in gold ; But in a wooden cradle, That rocks on the mould. "He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall; But all in fair linen, As are babies all." On going... | |
| William Mountford - American fiction - 1852 - 400 pages
...neither shall be born In housen nor in hall, Nor in the place of paradise, But in an ox's stall. "He neither shall be rocked In silver nor in gold; But in a wooden cradle, That rocks on the mould. "He neither shall be clothed In purple nor in pall; But all in fair linen, As are babies all." On going... | |
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